Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95 % confidence interval (CI) for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB), according to indicators of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in strata of selected variables. Italy, 2003-2014

Sex

  Men

381:359

75:32

2.49 (1.56-3.96)

  Women

69:72

8:10

0.81 (0.25-2.60)

3.08; P = 0.08

Age (years)

  <65

183:199

25:14

2.53 (1.21-5.29)

  ≥65

267:232

58:28

1.97 (1.18-3.29)

0.31; P = 0.59

Education (years)^b

  <7

178:185

43:24

2.07 (1.14-3.75)

  ≥7

271:246

40:18

2.16 (1.17-3.97)

0.01; P = 0.92

Geographical area

  North

307:311

64:31

2.31 (1.42-3.74)

  South

143:120

19:11

1.56 (0.66-3.67)

0.61; P = 0.43

Smoking habit^b

  Never

67:150

7:16

1.16 (0.43-3.14)

  Ever <20 cig./day

190:174

34:13

2.45 (1.23-4.91)

  Ever ≥20 cig./day

186:104

41:13

1.85 (0.93-3.70)

1.37; P = 0.51

Histological subtype^b

  Non-papillary

82:431

7:42

0.86 (0.36-2.09)

  Papillary

299:431

69:42

2.61 (1.68-4.04)

4.82; P = 0.03

Invasiveness^b

  pTa/Tis

183:431

41:42

2.32 (1.42-3.79)

  pT1-T4

221:431

38:42

2.13 (1.28-3.57)

0.16; P = 0.69